Environmental Factors

A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a

• population
• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• community

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The prefix bio means

• life
• science
• story
• not

A nonliving element in an ecosystem is an 

• animal
• abiotic factor
• biotic factor
• organism

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The prefix a means 

• life
• science
• not or without
• one

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

• sun
• temperature
• soil
• grass

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Which of the following is not a biotic factor?

• mushroom
• air
• elephant
• coyote

Which two biotic factors would compete for other biotic factors in a tundra?

• deer and lizards
• penguins and fish
• palm trees and spiders
• grass and rattlesnakes

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Lizards and cacti are biotic factors in a desert ecosystem that would rely on which abiotic factors?

• insects and sun
• water and insects
• snakes and temperature
• water and soil

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All members of one species in a certain area.

• Population
• Limiting Factors
• Immigration
• Birth Rate

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The largest number of organisms that the environment can support. 

• Carrying Capacity
• Limiting Factor

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